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Thursday, December 31, 2015

Looking back at 2015 I've come up with a roundup of what's been most-read on my blog G-Souto's Blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along the second semester 2015 containing a very powerful number of good resources. The themes: games in school, chidren's books, arts, music, sicence, social,

The selection is based on page views but also based on pedagogical relevance of the most-read posts.

I kept the order of the most viewed, but eliminated the posts that seemed less relevant. The main reason is that sometimes certain posts acquire too much visibility, not for their value but for the keywords that the search engines "like" indexing.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Looking back at 2015 I've come up with a roundup of what's been most-read on my blog G-Souto's Blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along the first semester 2015 containing several themes: edtech, languages, arts, science, history, environment, literature, e-safety, sports, dance, children's rights among other.

The selection is based on page views but also based on pedagogical relevance of the most-read posts.

I kept the order of the most viewed, but eliminated the posts that seemed less relevant. The main reason is that sometimes certain posts acquire too much visibility, not for their value but for the keywords that the search engines "like" indexing.

Monday, December 28, 2015

Just as Home Alone made a comeback in theaters on November and in honor of the 25th Anniversary of Home Alone, from 20th Century Fox and Quirk books is a new release for the Home Alone franchise with Home Alone: The Classic Illustrated Storybook.

After a a hectic night culminating in an early bedtime, eight-year-old Kevin McCallister wishes that his entire family would disappear. The next morning, he wakes up to find himself all alone! At first it seems like a dream come true, but when burglars come sniffing around, Kevin gets scared. Can he be the grown-up of the house and scare the burglars away?

The hit 1990 John Hughes film, which will forever be identified with Macaulay Culkin’s cheek-slapping scream, gets the picture book treatment. When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister is accidentally left behind as his family embarks on a Christmas trip, the boy gleefully embraces solo run of the house; oddly, the book never explains where his family has actually gone, simply allowing Kevin - and readers unfamiliar with the film - to think that he’s made them disappear overnight.)

The story might still be a little long for some younger readers, though, and some might be scared by the very idea of burglars. Illustrations by Kim Smith are adorable, and fit nicely with the comedic theme of the story. This is a great one for the Christmas collection.

Fans of the movie will enjoy Smith’s comic renderings of Kevin’s antics, though lines like “Marv and Henry slipped on the toy cars and were knocked over by paint cans” don’t live up to the mayhem of the source material. Level: Primary educationLanguage: EnglishTarget:Ages 4–8

With an amusing read-aloud story and enchanting, immersive illustrations, this charming adaptation can be enjoyed year after year alongside Christmas Carol, Le Petit Prince, and other Christmas storybook classics.

If you love the movie Home Alone, you will also love this companion book!

The book went on sale October 6, 2015. You have also a digital edition.

Available : iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac

Language: English

Target:4–8 years-old

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Souto, G. (2013) Time for Action: New Challenges in Secondary Education. At Conference Proceedings, International Conference The Future of Education, Florence, Italy.

Souto, G. (2013) Visionary Learning for 2030: Secondary Education. In Booklet online "Vision on Open Education 2030 Part 2: School Education", European Commission and The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS).

TEDxKids Brussels 2011

Gina Souto was guest tweeting from TEDxKids in Brussels on June 1st."48 kids, all of them born in 2000, are going get their hands dirty, soldering, tinkering, hacking and composing. A series of hands-on workshops will introduce the kids to a range of skills and methods.

At the same time 400 adults will be treated to an all day program of leading thinkers, experts and makers."

The twitter address is @TEDxKidsEU and there was a fantastic live stream from the event.